ALTERIAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-18 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-04
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£11M
-5.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£814K
+6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors intend to liquidate the Company subsequent to the year end. Consequently, the Directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ALTERIAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2000-06-29 → present
- ALTERIAN LIMITED 1997-10-09 → 2000-06-29
- SYNERGENIX LIMITED 1997-09-01 → 1997-10-09
- SYNERGENICS LIMITED 1997-06-27 → 1997-09-01
- WORTHLEVEL LIMITED 1997-04-14 → 1997-06-27
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £18,000 | £20,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £77,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£866,000 | -£814,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£680,000 | -£607,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,583,000 | £9,283,000 | -£10,205,000 | -£10,812,000 | |
| Net assets | £12,583,000 | £9,283,000 | -£10,205,000 | -£10,812,000 | |
| Equity | £12,583,000 | £9,283,000 | -£10,205,000 | -£10,812,000 | |
| Average employees | 26 | 24 | 19 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,078,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 427.8% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | -3777.8% | -3035.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -0.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.55x | 0.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.08x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors intend to liquidate the Company subsequent to the year end. Consequently, the Directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALTERIAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- SDL (Newbury) Limited 100%
- SDL Technologies India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Other than the intention to liquidate the Company subsequent to the year end, there have been no events since the reporting date that materially affect the position of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY, Robin Mark | Director | 2024-05-21 | Nov 1976 | British |
| HALL, Gary Peter William | Director | 2023-04-17 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTRYDE, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2004-03-11 | 2012-07-25 |
| CUTLER, David Richard | Secretary | 2000-06-13 | 2004-03-11 |
| ELDRIDGE, David Justin | Secretary | 1997-05-08 | 2001-06-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 1997-05-08 |
| BENTLEY, Nadya Lynne | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2017-05-12 |
| CANT, Robert | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2020-05-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Paul Van-Wyk | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2000-12-31 |
| COKER, Christopher | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2019-08-30 |
| CUTLER, David Richard | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2011-07-27 |
| ELDRIDGE, David Justin | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2011-06-07 |
| EVERITT, Timothy Mark | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2022-02-14 |
| HUNTER, John | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2012-11-02 |
| JOHNSTON, Iain Barrie | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2000-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Matthew | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2013-10-11 |
| LALLI, Dominique Francois Lionnel | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2022-07-13 |
| LAVELLE, Dominic Joseph | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2018-03-29 |
| MCCARTHY, Timothy Edward | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2010-03-05 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2012-01-27 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2011-07-27 |
| STOREY, Christopher Mark | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-04-17 |
| TALBOT, Michael John | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2010-03-05 |
| ALTERIAN HOLDINGS LTD | Corporate Director | 2013-10-11 | 2024-05-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-14 | 1997-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rws Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2025-04-04 | Active |
| Alterian Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2022-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+11.1%
£18,000 £20,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-5.9%
-£10,205,000 -£10,812,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+6%
-£866,000 -£814,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers